The Shadow
STUARTS DRAFT – In a battle of the Cougars, Alleghany prevailed victorious on the road Tuesday evening in Stuarts Draft winning 64-55 in a non-district varsity boys basketball contest.
From the opening tip the AHS Cougars had full control of the game and jump-started to a 23-8 first quarter lead as they were backed by a well-balanced scoring effort from seven different players including Chase DePriest, who finished with a double-double, a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Despite falling behind early on, the SD Cougars put together a strong second quarter backed by their leading scorer Derrick Moore, who scored a team-high 21 points.
It would be all for nought as Alleghany hung close with Stuarts Draft in the second quarter as the AHS Cougars kept a double-digit margin at halftime 39-26.
The slow start from the first quarter would come back to haunt Stuarts Draft as they outscored Alleghany 47-41 in quarters 2-4.
The loss for Stuarts Draft was their third straight following a 2-0 start to their season.
These two schools will meet regularly following the season when Alleghany joins Stuarts Draft in the Shenandoah District.
Alleghany 23 16 15 10 – 64
Stuarts Draft 8 18 14 15 – 55
ALLEGHANY (2-0) – DePriest 11 1-2 24, Elliott 3 2-4 8, Hayslett 3 1-4 8, B. Entsminger 3 0-0 7, Rather 3 0-0 7, Hale 2 3-4 7, E. Entsminger 1 1-2 3, Phillips 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 8-16 64
STUARTS DRAFT (2-3) – Moore 8 2-3 21, Jenkins 4 2-4 10, Moats 3 0-0 7, Graber 2 1-2 6, D. Diggs 2 0-0 4, Kelton 2 0-0 4, Ramsey 1 0-0 3, Brow 0 0-0 0, J. Diggs 0 0-0 0, Veselinovic 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-9 55
3-Point Goals – Alleghany 4 (B. Entsminger, DePriest, Hayslett, Rather). Stuarts Draft 6 (Moore 3, Graber, Moats, Rather).
